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Sovereign Hill, Ballarat, Australia

Featured Review : Sovereign Hill recreates a gold mining town on the site of some the richest goldfields ever discovered. The gold rush played a key part in Australian history and thus many Australians like to come here to experience a b...See Full Review

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  • 4 out of 5 stars by Tim G from Toronto, Ontario
  • August 29, 2002
Quote: After the intial strikes started to become mined out, skilled miners who'd come from Ireland and Cornwall realized that the quartz deposits that they were seeing indicated that there was still gold to be found undergournd. They were right and deep... Read the full Mine Tour review

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Sovereign Hill

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Tim G from Toronto, Ontario
  • August 29, 2002
Sovereign Hill
Quote: Sovereign Hill recreates a gold mining town on the site of some the richest goldfields ever discovered. The gold rush played a key part in Australian history and thus many Australians like to come here to experience a bit of their past. As a... Read the full Mine Tour review

From journal Day at Sovereign Hill